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Straka narrowly misses out on top place in Hawaii

Golf pro Sepp Straka narrowly missed out on a top place in the PGA opening competition in Kapalua (Hawaii), which is endowed with 20 million dollars.(Bild: AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Golf pro Sepp Straka just missed out on a top place at the PGA opening competition in Kapalua (Hawaii), which is endowed with 20 million dollars. The 31-year-old Viennese played a final round of 70 on Sunday, dropping six places. 

The ÖGV golfer finished the top-class signature tournament of the PGA Tour in a tie for 15th place with 271 strokes (21 under par). Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (257 strokes/35 under par) took the victory.

Straka recorded five birdies and two stroke losses on Maui on the final day and thus played his "weakest" round. He missed out on the top 5 by three strokes, but was able to console himself with a prize money cheque for 292,000 dollars (283,000 euros). Last year, the Ryder Cup winner finished twelfth in Kapalua. Straka, who has dropped two places in the world rankings and is now 38th, continues this week with the tournament in Honolulu.

Meanwhile, Matsuyama celebrated his eleventh victory on the PGA Tour, relegating Collin Morikawa to second place by a respectable margin of three strokes. With 35 under par, the Japanese also improved the record for the lowest PGA score after four rounds by one stroke. The 32-year-old collected 3.6 million dollars for his victory.